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Summary
Among the countless mysteries and enigmatic characters inOne Piece , Joyboyis without a doubt the most intriguing and has been the object of numberless theory since his entry . The mystery story surroundingJoyboy ’s identityis almost as buddy-buddy as that around the Void Century .
Fortunately , Eiichiro Oda has last begun to delve into Joyboy ’s character , kickstarting the Final Saga ofOne Piecethrough the massiverevelations made in the Egghead Arc . All at once , Vegapunk ’s broadcast has divulge many interesting details about the mysterious first sea robber , and while a circle about Joyboy is still up for speculation , there are quite a few hard undeniable fact .
13Joyboy Was Alive During The Void Century
First Revealed in Chapter #628 and Explained Further in Chapter #649
While the inhabitant of the world ofOne Piecehave only just learned of Joyboy ’s macrocosm through Vegapunk ’s message , the revelation thatJoyboy live during the Void Centurywas one of the earliest established facts about him accompanying his origination in chapter # 628 . This was apparent from the simple fact that Joyboy had been mention on a Poneglyph create during the Void Century .
Of course , King Neptune would subsequently go on to confirm that Joyboy was indeed a figure from the Void Century shortly after in chapter # 649 , and since then , bothRoger and Vegapunk have also corroborate this fact .
12Joyboy Wrote a Letter of Apology to Fishman Island
First Explained in Chapter #649
One of the first and biggest revelations about Joyboy was made during the Fishman Island Arc , shortly after Joyboy was first inclose in chapter # 628 . During the spark , Robin comes across aPoneglyph inscribed with an apology from a mysterious figure advert Joyboy , and in chapter # 649 , Neptune explains that the apology was addressed to the Mermaid Princess during the Void Century for failing to keep a promise to Fishman Island .
According to King Neptune , the exact contents of Joyboy ’s promise are unknown , but this promise is closely tied to the Noah . Neptune has hinted that the Noah ’s design is similar to Otohime ’s aspiration of select Fishman Island to the control surface . Thus , Joyboy ’s promise likely involved using Poseidon ’s ability to command the Neptunians to move the Noah to carry out something similar to Otohime ’s dream . Though there are still many blank in the story , Joyboy ’s apology and hope to Fishman Islandremains one of the few concrete facts known about him .
11Zunesha and Emet Shared A Close Bond With Joyboy
Revealed in Chapter #1040, Chapter #1120, and Chapter #1122
Another well - instal fact about Joyboy is that he had aclose relationship with Zunesha and Emet , also known as the Iron Giant . While Zunesha has been touch on to as Joyboy ’s familiar by Momonosuke , Emet , in his own words , has incriminate having fought for Joyboy in the past .
Both have also had verynostalgic reactions to hearing the Drums of Liberationand visit Joyboy again with Emet especially carry how felicitous he is countless times . The exact item of their friendship with Joyboy are still ill-defined though fans have speculated that Zunesha and Emet may have been Joyboy ’s crew match , mirroring Chopper and Franky respectively .
It is indecipherable how Momonosuke acquire that Zunesha was Joyboy ’s companion . As such , fan can only take Momonosuke ’s word for it though he most probably study of this fact either from Zunesha himself or from Oden ’s diary .
10Joyboy Left a Treasure at Laugh Tale That Made Roger Laugh
First Revealed in Chapter #967
While the One Piece was thought to be Roger ’s treasure for the longest metre , the contents ofOden ’s journal have since unveil that the titular treasure actually belong to Joyboy . Chapter # 967 depicts Roger ’s journeying to Laugh Tale and upon finding the One Piece Roger marvel at the treasure Joyboy has left behind phone it a " taradiddle full of jape . "
The Egghead Arc has further added to the machination surrounding the One Piece with Vegapunk describing it as a treasure that could determine the destiny of the world . Vegapunk has also hinted that Joyboy may have intended for a specific person to find the One Piece though anybody other than the individual Joyboy desired can also claim it .
Even with the showcases of incredible king from Shanks and Luffy , the end of One Piece ’s Egghead arc revealed that their Haki skills are lacking .
9Joyboy Was the First Pirate
First Revealed in Chapter #1114
One of the biggest bombshells in Vegapunk ’s content was thatJoyboy was the first piratein the world ofOne Piece . Until this point , piffling had been known about what form of person Joyboy had been other than the implication that he sought to make people happy as his name incriminate .
However , this revelation by Dr. Vegapunk in chapter # 1114 effectivelytied Joyboy toOne Piece ’s larger themes of freedom and aspiration , which are inherently wed to set out to sea . Joyboy being the first plagiariser also apply the sense of bequest tie to the One Piece and the title of the Pirate King .
8Joyboy Belonged to the Ancient Kingdom
Though the Ancient Kingdom and Joyboy were both thought to be connected to the bigger mystery of the Void Century for the longest metre , it was n’t until Vegapunk ’s worldwide broadcast in chapter # 1114 that this connection was finally sustain . Interestingly , the fact thatJoyboy belong to the Ancient Kingdomwas also subtly foreshadowed by Rayleigh in chapter # 967 when he come to to the One Piece as the immense treasure left behind by the same masses who created the Ancient Weapons .
It is unconfirmed whether the Ancient Kingdom did indeed produce the Ancient Weapons , though Joyboy ’s desire to pass them down and the Ancient Kingdom ’s verbal description as a scientifically forward-looking nation of keen power suggests this is most potential the case .
7Joyboy and His Faction Fought Against the Twenty Kingdoms
First Revealed in Chapter #1115
While Vegapunk ’s content did cut out the right way when he was about to talk about themysterious D initial , Imu ’s description of the D clan as the World Government ’s quondam enemies that once opposed them hint that theD Clan could very well be Joyboy ’s so - called factionor the citizen of the Ancient Kingdom that Joyboy also belong to to .
6Joyboy Was the Previous User of the Nika Fruit
First Revealed in Chapter #1043 and Confirmed in Chapter #1122
Along with the unexpected revelation that Luffy ’s devil yield was not the Gum - Gum Fruit but the Nika yield , Luffy ’s waking up at Wanoalso subtly confirmed that Joyboy was a previous substance abuser of the same devil fruit through Zunesha . In chapter # 1043 , as Luffy awakens the power of the Nika Fruit , Zunesha get a line Luffy ’s unparalleled heartbeat , or the drums of sack , andstates that Joyboy has returned , inculpate that Joyboy too have the same power and gleeful center rhythm and had also likely awakened the Nika Fruit .
Dr. Vegapunk further lay any mill about doubtfulness to rest in chapter # 1122 when he described Joyboy as someone who struggle with a stretchable body like Sun God Nika in his message to the humans . Overall , this revelation in the end relate Joyboy to Luffy with the Nika Fruit and itspowers becoming the physical reflexion of Joyboy ’s inherited willthat Luffy may be destined to carry out .
5Joyboy Could Use a Gear Five-Like Transformation
Revealed in Chapter #1043 and Chapter #1115
While Zunesha all but confirmed that Joyboy was a previous user of the Nika Fruit and had awakened it , chapter # 1115 finally expose thatJoyboy too used a Gear Five - same transformation . Though there are a few minor difference , it seems Joyboy likely own all the samequirky powers and ability of Gear Fiveas Luffy , if not more .
It is potential that the silhouette of Joyboy in Gear Five in chapter # 1115 is simply how Vegapunk in person envisage Joyboy and may not be completely exact .
Moreover , according to the Five Elders , the Nika Fruit had n’t been awaken for centuries until Luffy lately did so at Onigashima , and it is potential that the last person to awake the devil fruit was Joyboy himself . study the twenty kingdoms had to band together to vote down Joyboy , this would explainwhy the World Government was so fearful of the Nika Fruit being awakenedonce again .
4The Void Century Ended With Joyboy’s Defeat
Along with establishing Joyboy ’s connection to the Ancient Kingdom and his primal role during the Void Century , Vegapunk ’s subject matter to the world also shockingly revealed that theVoid Century came to an conclusion with Joyboy ’s defeat . It isdifficult to imagine how Joyboy was defeatedat all if he wielded the same logic - defy power of the Nika Fruit as Luffy as well as what look to be the most potent Conqueror ’s Haki in the serial .
Though Vegapunk does not provide any hints as to how Joyboy was defeated , this revelation suggests that there may still be elbow room for Luffy to grow and get stronger beyond overcoming the after - effects of using Gear Five .
